Surgical dressing



Feb. 22, 1944. S PE KSA A 2,342,300

SURGICAL DRESSING Filed July 25, 1942 "neared Feb. 22, 1944 2,342,300

UNITED STATES PATENT FICE SURGICAL DEESSDI G Stanley Penksa, Yonkers, N.Y., assignor to Franjrostilnc Yonkers, N. Y., a. corporation of New orApplication July 25, 1942, Serial No. 452,350

1 Claim. (01. 128-156) tofore been constructed which are of generalreccloth material l2 and I4, which overlaps, as tangular shape and of anon-elastic character clearly illustrated in Figure 2, the gauzedresshaving a. centrally disposed bandage portion with ing Ill.

adhesive on one side adjacent the bandage por- It will thus be seen thatwhen the surgic over the adhesive portion which is adapted to be itsadherent qualities, it is extremely comfortable. removed prior to theinsertion of the bandage on Referring now to Figure 4, there is shown athe body. modified form of the invention in which the It is one of theobjects of the present invention dressing carrying band l6 centrallythereof adjawhich the band is provided with elastic means gitudinallydisposed elastic strands 20, the free therein to the end that thebandage is more ends, as clearly shown in Figure 4 of the band,comfortable to the wearer. being plain and non-elastic.

' The invention contemplates the provision of a It will thus be apparentthat an elastic cloth bandage of this character in which the bandporsurgical dressing band of this character gives The present inventionrelates to a bandage and, 6 is a gauze dressing in and, as is generallyknown more particularly, to a bandage which is generally in the art, oneside of the band on each side of known in the art under the name ofBand-aid. the gauze dressing has a coating of adhesivema- Bandages ofthis general character have hereterial thereon and is covered y theremovable tion ends thereof and provided with a covering dressing bandis placed over a wound, in viewcfi.

to provide a bandage of this general character in cent the gauzedressing I8 is provided with lontion may have interwoven therein elasticstrands; 2o ort as a surgical dressing to the wearer in the band .may bemade entirely of elastic mathat it moves with the flesh to which it isapplied terial or that portion of the band adjacent'the and isespecially comfortable on a joint wound. bandage area being madeelastic. It is to be understood that the form of the in- Other objectsand advantages of the invention vention herewith shown and described isto be will become apparent during the course of the taken as a preferredembodiment of the same. following description of the-accompanyingdrawand that various changes in the shape, size and ing wherein:arrangement of parts may be resorted to without Figure 1 is a rearelevational view of the departing from the spirit of the invention orthe bandage; scope of the subjoined claim.

- Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof; What is claimed is:

Figure 3 is a top plan view and; In a surgical dressing of the classdescribed, a Figure 4 is a top plan view of a modified form of g tu yextending nd. a au e d ss the invention. secured centrally of said band,said band on each In the accompanying drawing, wherein for th endthereof adjacent said dressing being provided Purpose Of illustrationthere is shown a preferred with adhesive material thereon, and a coverinembodiment of the invention, the reference nuover said adhesivematerial, the free ends of the meral 6 generally designates asubstantially reccovering material overlapping said gauzedresstangularly shaped band in which there are proing, only thatportionlof said band which undervided longitudinally extending elasticstrands 8 lies the g ze dressing bein constructed f a thereby making theband 6 inherently of an 40 resilient material.

elastic character. Centrally disposed on the band STANLEY PENKSA.

